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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread hoi polloi #5049 08/07/2000 10:30 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia johnjohn member johnjohn member Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia have we lost the struggle to stop the usage "the hoi polloi" becoming common in English ( - tautological because "hoi" is the Greek definite article)? Does this annoy anyone else or are there just bigger battles to fight? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted hoi polloi johnjohn 08/07/2000 10:30 AM Re: hoi polloi Jackie 08/07/2000 12:13 PM Not to mention kudos! TEd Remington 08/07/2000 1:09 PM Re: Not to mention kudos! Jackie 08/07/2000 3:45 PM Re: hoi polloi Bingley 08/08/2000 4:20 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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